Lingrohub Spanish 211 Unit 13

Study Notes

Grammar Concepts

Preterite: Used for specific, completed actions in the past, indicating the beginning or end of an action, and narrating consecutive actions.
Imperfect: Describes ongoing states or actions with no stated beginning or end, focuses on the action rather than timing, and can indicate habitual actions or emotions from the past.

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

This/These:
- Masculine: este (singular), estos (plural)
- Feminine: esta (singular), estas (plural)
That/Those:
- Masculine: ese (singular), esos (plural)
- Feminine: esa (singular), esas (plural)

Vocabulary

la añoranza: longing
la caja: box
la chispa: spark
el hilo (de la identidad): thread (of identity)
el proceso retrospectivo: reflective process
el recuerdo: memory
dejar atrás: to leave behind
quedar atrás: to be left behind
las emociones: emotions
la lágrima: tear
la mejilla: cheek
la tristeza: sadness
hundir en: to sink
clavado/a: fixated
nostálgico/a: nostalgic

Events and Actions

la bandera: flag
la ceremonia de ciudadanía: naturalization ceremony
el juramento: oath
nacer de nuevo: to be born again
volver (o>ue) a (infinitivo): to do something again

Time Expressions

(diez) años atrás: (ten) years ago
apenas: barely
de repente: suddenly
después de (la clase): after (class)
ese día: that day
esa tarde: that afternoon

Migration and Citizenship Terms

asimilar(se): to assimilate
cruzar: to cross
deportar: to deport
emigrar: to emigrate (move from country of origin)
heredar: to inherit
inmigrar: to immigrate (move to a new country permanently)
mejorar: to improve
mudar(se): to move (to a new place)
el/la ciudadano/a: citizen
la comunidad: community
la generación: generation
el/la indocumentado/a: undocumented person
el/la inmigrante: immigrant
la población: population
el/la refugiado/a: refugee

Socio-Political Terms

la crisis: crisis
la democracia: democracy
la dictadura: dictatorship
la frontera: border
el gobierno: government
la guerra: war
la migración forzada/voluntaria: forced/voluntary migration
la paz: peace
la amnistía: amnesty
el asilo político: political asylum
la ley/las leyes: law(s)
la naturalización: naturalization
la tarjeta de residente permanente (la tarjeta verde): permanent resident card (green card)

Description

This quiz focuses on the key concepts of Spanish verb tenses, specifically the preterite and imperfect forms. You'll learn to differentiate between these two tenses and understand their distinct uses in past narratives. Perfect for reinforcing your knowledge in Spanish grammar.